These Two Free Xbox One Games Are Only Available This Weekend

Pro basketball game NBA 2K17 and the soccer-with-cars game Rocket League will be free to play this weekend on Xbox One. As part of the latest "Multiplayer All-Access" event, Microsoft is letting everyone download and play those games as much as they want beginning today, February 16, and running until Sunday, February 19.

Additionally, Microsoft has dropped the Xbox Live Gold requirement for online features during this period; this applies to Xbox One and Xbox 360. Here is the video Microsoft released announcing the promo (as spotted by Eurogamer):

Both Rocket League ($15) and NBA 2K17 ($39) are currently on sale on Xbox Live, so you can pick them up on the cheap after the free weekend if you want.

GameSpot enjoyed Rocket League and NBA 2K17; you can read our reviews below.

• Rocket League
• NBA 2K17

In other news about the games, Rocket League recently passed 26 million users, while the NBA announced a partnership with Take-Two for an NBA 2K pro gaming league.